Jaap

Jaap is a Dutch male first name as a diminutive form of Jacob or Jacobus.

Bearers of the name

• Jaap Barendregt (1905-1952), a Dutch footballer
• Jaap Blonk ( born 1953 ), Dutch composer, vocalist and sound poet
• Jaap boat (1903-1986), Dutch athlete
• Jaap Bos ( born 1953 ), Dutch footballer
• Jaap Eden (1873-1925), Dutch speed skaters and cyclists
• Jaap Eggermont ( b. 1946 ), Dutch musician and producer
• Jaap ter Haar (1922-1998), Dutch writer
• Jaap M. Hemelrijk ( born 1925 ), Dutch classical archaeologist
• Jaap de Hoop Scheffer ( born 1948 ), Dutch politician
• Jaap Kool (1891-1959), Dutch composer, musicologist and educator
• Jaap Kunst (1891-1960), a Dutch ethnomusicologist
• Jaap van Lagen (born 1976 ), Dutch racing driver
• Jaap ter Linden ( born 1947 ), Dutch cellist, viol player and conductor
• Jaap Mansfeld ( b. 1936 ), Dutch philosopher and historian of philosophy
• Jaap Meijer (1905-1943), a Dutch racing cyclist and World Champion
• Jaap Oudkerk ( b. 1937 ), Dutch cyclist and two-time world champion
• Jaap Schroeder ( born 1925 ), Dutch violinist and conductor
• Jaap Speyer (1891-1952), a Dutch film director
• Jaap Stam (born 1972 ), Dutch footballer
• Jaap van der Wiel (1960-2012), a Dutch footballer
• Jaap van Zweden ( b. 1960 ), Dutch violinist and conductor